Connecticut Country House Blog
A bug’s life
So what do you get a little boy on a business trip to Paris? Why, a bug of course! Quite simply that’s how our bug collection was born. For me,…
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Discovery
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Happy Columbus Day! Love, Nora
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Foodie Friday: Country House Harvest Soup
Even though the kitchen garden, and our local CSA (a.k.a. Community Supported Agriculture) share is winding down, they’re both still gifts that keep on giving. The basketful and big wooden…
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Autumn is officially here!
“Summer ends, and autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.” – Hal Borland Well said Mr. Borland.…
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Carpe diem!
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Happy fall…let’s make it a memorable one! Love, Nora
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Foodie Friday: Preserving summer
Corn and tomatoes…two of the best things about summer! I’ve got so many ripe tomatoes on the vine that some just split and fall off. (Breaks my heart!) We’re trying…
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A Late Summer Show
The entrance to the old house was lingering in an in-between state. All summer the rustic twig basket hanging by the door was the perfect scale and spot for a…
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Simple Stuff: Spotless glasses
It’s the simple stuff in life that gives me great joy. And the simple joy of crystal clear glasses is right up there with picking the season’s first ripe red…
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Foodie Friday: Marvelous Murph Burgers
I was all set to post our Pesto Tastings today for Foodie Friday (to be posted at a later date), but had a change of mind and heart seeing that…
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A country road
A beautiful summer afternoon…time to switch gears and go for a walk. And a late summer afternoon “stretch” with friends (on a visit to upstate New York) is even better.…
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Foodie Friday: Summer on a plate
August is the month of total abundance in my kitchen garden. So much is ready for picking that it’s getting pretty challenging to keep up with it all! I absolutely…
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Sweet recycling
Every morning on our mini-vaca in the 1000 Islands in Canada, I reached for a glass that was neatly stacked in the kitchen cabinet of my dear friend Holly’s lakeside…
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Sail away
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind – adjust your sails.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. Wishing you an easy breezy day. Love, Nora
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Foodie Friday: Sea to Table
It all starts with the love of fishing. And for Murph, that LOVE is spelled out in all caps. At the break of dawn, with two of his best buds,…
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Foodie Friday for the 4th!
This weekend celebrate with a tasty red, creamy white, and purpley blue. The ingredients of this quick and easy-peasy dessert may differ just a little bit, but the cooking technique…
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